File:Flickr - USCapitol - George Washington's Houses Plaque.jpg
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Bronze on Granite Gift of District of Columbia, placed during George Washington Bicentennial, 1932 Capitol Plaza fountain terrace After serving as private homes to successive owners, the houses became hotels and were in greatly altered condition when they were razed in 1913. Text of the Plaque: HERE WERE THE LOTS ACQUIRED ON OCTOBER 3, 1798 BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ON WHICH HE BUILT TWO BRICK DWELLINGS FROM DESIGNS BY DR. WILLIAM THORTON A DWELLLING REMODELED FROM THE TWO DWELLINGS WAS OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY ADMIRAL CHARLES WILKES THE FAMOUS EXPLORER This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “Architect of the Capitol.” These images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the Architect of the Capitol or the United States Congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www.aoc.gov. |
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This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. | 
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6761198035. It was reviewed on 8 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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| current | 23:18, 8 October 2012 | | 1,920 × 1,278 (1.38 MB) | Matanya | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Bronze on Granite Gift of District of Columbia, placed during George Washington Bicentennial, 1932 Capitol Plaza fountain terrace After serving as private homes to successive owners, the houses became ... |
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